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Search Results for fever of unknown origin
Abstract Number: 447
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old male with history of iron deficiency anemia, recurrent venous thromboembolism on apixaban, splenomegaly, ulcerative colitis who presented to emergency department due to exertional shortness of breath. 6 weeks prior to admission, the dose of azathioprine was increased from 50mg daily to 100mg daily due to suboptimal 6-thioguanine nucleotide (6-TGN) level. 1 […]
Abstract Number: 473
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: An 83-year-old male with a history of renal cell carcinoma s/p nephrectomy, chronic kidney disease, and hypertension presented to the Emergency Department with several weeks of recurring fevers to 103°F, chills, malaise, fatigue, night sweats, anorexia, and an unintentional weight loss of 4.5 kg. He denied arthralgias, myalgias, neurologic symptoms, rashes, diarrhea, or […]
Abstract Number: 553
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 42 year old female with history of pain, anxiety, depression, substance use disorder, and atrial septal defect who was admitted for workup of 6-7 months of fevers at home. She had been admitted about 1 month prior for workup of fever of unknown origin. Workup at that time revealed candida esophagitis, but […]
Abstract Number: 574
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 42-year-old woman with no past medical history presented to the emergency department with four days of facial swelling and progressive, painless skin lesions on her back and extremities. Six months prior to presentation, the patient reported dark patches on her bilateral lower extremities while experiencing fever and chills. A skin biopsy was […]
Abstract Number: 650
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 19 year-old woman with anxiety and recurrent fevers of unclear etiology presents with fever, sore throat, and body aches. Three days prior to presentation, the patient developed sore throat, dysphagia, and dysphonia. She presented to urgent care, started amoxicillin without improvement. She developed fevers (Tmax 104F) two days later, prompting an Emergency […]
Abstract Number: 651
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Here we present a case of a 22-year-old female with a history of periodic fever who presented to our hospital with the chief complaint of cyclical fever. For four months prior to presentation, the patient had experienced fevers every four weeks, nearly to the date, that each lasted for two to three days, […]